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This document summarizes a Supreme Court case from 1852 regarding import duties collected in Texas. It provides background on Texas becoming a state through a joint resolution of Congress and acceptance by Texas. When goods were imported to Galveston in 1846 after Texas became a state, import duties were collected under Texas law, but the importers argued they should not have to pay duties based on acts of Congress extending U.S. laws to Texas. The Supreme Court case was to determine if duties were owed.

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